The writings and ramblings of Colette Saucier

"Perhaps the only misplaced curiosity is that which persists in trying to find out here, on this side of death, what lies beyond the grave."                                                                                                                    ~ Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette "What's in a name? That which we call a rose  b y any other name would smell as sweet."  - Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) In the grand tradition of Mark Twain, George Eliot, and Dr. Seuss, I have chosen to use a  nom de plume . I did so not only to preserve some modicum of privacy in our Instagram world but also so as not to embarrass my grown daughters, who might not want their friends to know the...

Greetings, and welcome to another My Sexy Saturday! We are working our way up to the 100th Sexy Saturday , and it's going to be huge! This week’s theme is Our Sexy Man! "This is all about the sexy men in our books. The young ones, the old ones, the middle aged ones, the ones who turn us on like no other. It’s all about the sexy, hot romance they bring to the pages of the books we read and the books we write. "Again, this theme has no genre, no rules except that the characters we’re talking about are male and sexy beyond all belief." Now as far as I'm concerned, the only thing sexier than Mr. Darcy is a VAMPIRE Mr. Darcy! But as I discussed in my post Devil in the Details , Miss Austen provided little by way of physical descriptions of the characters in Pride and Prejudice . "Her physical descriptions of characters were as explicit as Jane – beautiful, Bingley – good-looking, Darcy – tall and handsome, Charlotte – plain, Lydia – stout, Mrs. Gardi...

Good Morning, dear readers! A long time ago, I participated in the weekly 6 Sentence Sunday blog hop, but then it kind of faded into existence, which resulted in all sorts of manifestations. Thus, I try to keep up with the "My Sexy Saturday"   blog hop with the dictates of a particular theme when I am able. This week’s theme is Our Sexy Best! "This theme has no genre, no rules except that the characters know their other half is better than all the rest. They may have had lovers before but nothing compares to the lover they are with." I had a difficult choice making a selection but this time for a different reason: ALL of my novels have that special moment! How could I choose from just one?  So I put it to a vote on the Austen Variations Facebook group to choose one of my Pride and Prejudice adaptations: Modern or Vampire. Pulse and Prejudice won by a nose (or a fang), and here is that My Sexy Saturday if you care to check it out. I did, however, feel bad...

Welcome to My Sexy Saturday! This week’s theme is Our Sexy Best! "This theme has no genre, no rules except that the characters know their other half is better than all the rest. They may have had lovers before but nothing compares to the lover they are with." Once again, I have had a difficult choice making a selection but this time for a different reason: ALL of my novels have that special moment! How could I choose from just one? I really love the moment in my upcoming romantic noir thriller The Widow , but I think I will draw out the anticipation on that! So I put it to a vote on the Austen Variations Facebook group to choose one of my Pride and Prejudice adaptations: Modern or Vampire. Pulse and Prejudice won by a nose (or a fang); and since this is supposed to be a "sexy" snippet, I have selected six lines from Volume IV: Beyond Pride and Prejudice , which begins immediately after the second proposal and is where I venture off on my own and have a l...

Welcome to My Sexy Saturday! This week’s theme is  A Good Ol Sexy Time . "This week’s theme is A Good Ole Sexy Time and think about things like the Dukes of Hazzard or maybe Nashville or the Appalachian Mountains. This week is about…well…normal people. You know, the boys next door, the good ole boys, the boys of summer and everything in between. There is nothing more sexy than a man at the beach or getting done with his chores or doing his best at any task." OK, well, I don't really write about the "boys next door" - and certainly not "good ole boys"! In my upcoming romantic noir thriller The Widow , the hero is an undercover DEA agent. In The Proud and the Prejudiced , Peter Walsingham is a famous movie star. And in Pulse and Prejudice , the vampire Darcy is, well, Mr. Darcy! Alicia's Possession does have a police detective, which is about as close as I could get to a "normal" person doing his job.  Enjoy~ Mason grip...

Greetings dear readers! It's back! I don't know about the rest of you, but I became addicted to Orange is the New Black (truly like heroin) last year when my daughter finally forced us to get a Roku so we could see the amazing things on NetFlix (like House of Cards ). This actually led us to several arguments because she likes Alex and I think she's a narcissistic sociopath. When I started watching, I didn't understood how it worked -- that all of the season's episodes are available at once -- and I binge-watched my way through every episode only to be shocked and nearly despondent when I realized there were no more episodes! I don't know what it is about this show that is so habit forming -- I mean, it is quite shocking, and my husband is not allowed to watch it! That's why I'll have a new season marathon while he's at work. This blog, however, has nothing to do with this or any other TV show. This is something that happened in my real lif...

Good morning, dear readers!   It is always a special treat when  Maria Grace stops by for Coffee ! Not only does she always bring a wonderful new variation on our favourite Jane Austen novel, but she always has some interesting tale about her writing process -- or perhaps I should say "tail" because there is usually some critter involved, from hummingbirds to donkeys! Today is no exception. This is Maria's third visit, and I am almost surprised she came back!  We recently spent the weekend together, along with fellow Austen Variations Author Jack Caldwell, at the Jane Austen Literary Festival; and I was continually giving offense. Don't let the grumpy bird fool you; Maria is always smiling and laughing. If I may be so bold as to reference her third novel, she does not just have All the Appearance of Goodness ; and there is no mistaking her character - she truly is completely charming. And talented! When she told me about her latest release, I was blown away ...